KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

At 08:59 PM 12/26/2010, you wrote: >This article explains > >http://www.kr2seafury.com/resources/SA_1979_landing_gear.pdf + Thanks for the post. It was 15 to 20 degrees, not 25 degrees. Larry Flesner

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

This article explains http://www.kr2seafury.com/resources/SA_1979_landing_gear.pdf > If I remember correctly,Tony Bingelis recommends the > contact point > for the main gear(on a conventional gear aircraft) as being > at a 15 > to 25 degree angle forward of the aircraft C.G. in a level > >

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

At 06:20 PM 12/25/2010, you wrote: >Whilst focussing on A/C 1 at the moment I need to plan what to do with #2. >My instinct is to return the tail group to standard, deal with the c.g. >issue and move the wheels forward . comments? Also, what is the best way >to move the wheels ... should I

KR> C of G

Ken Jones wrote: >>This may be true with wing tanks only, but if you have only a header tank, forward CG limits the full fuel, light pilot and no baggage case while aft CG limits the empty fuel, pilot, passenger and baggage case.<< True. How quickly I forget that people are still doing header

KR> C of G

Mark L. wrote: "Hopefully you already know this, but what really counts is the CG with no fuel and a light pilot to define the front of the range, and full fuel, passengers, and baggage up to gross weight to define the aft limit." This may be true with wing tanks only, but if you have only a

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

I wrote: >>If I open the canopy (forward) with no fuel and any kind of weight on the cowling or the floor (where my laptop sits), it will fall on it's nose if I have it jacked up into a level position as a starting point. So that may not be the end of the world for your KRs.<< Now that I think

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

Martin Pearce wrote: >>Doing a W & B I found both to be very similar in weight. A/c #1 (neither >>yet have an Au rego) appears to be in good balance and has a small tail down force when empty in the level attitude. A/C 2 appears to have an aft CG situation but wants to tip on its nose when

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

I have two Kr2 a/c in my garage, recently imported from Canada, one for me and one for one of my good flying friends. Doing a W & B I found both to be very similar in weight. A/c #1 (neither yet have an Au rego) appears to be in good balance and has a small tail down force when empty in the

KR> / C of G

At 01:19 AM 7/8/2006, you wrote: >What weight are you guys carrying in Pilots & Passengers in KR2 + s's ?? > >Phillip Matheson + I have standard size tail surfaces with a 24" stretch on the fuselage. I weight close to 200 lbs with

KR> / C of G

ssage - From: "Larry Flesner" <fles...@verizon.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 8:17 AM Subject: KR> / C of G > At 01:19 AM 7/8/2006, you wrote: > >>What weight are you guys carrying in Pilot